Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 34 summary
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In Chapter 34, Phileas Fogg waits in custody until Fix admits that the real robber is already under arrest, freeing him to resume his journey. Fogg knocks Fix down and hires a special train, but delays bring him to London five minutes after the deadline, and the narrator declares the wager lost.
What happens
- Passepartout blames himself for hiding Fix’s mission, while Aouda weeps and waits with him outside the Custom House.
- Fogg remains outwardly calm in his locked room, watches the time, and records his arrival in his journal.
- At 2:33, Fix announces that the robber is already under arrest and releases Fogg, who knocks him down.
- Fogg reaches the station after the express departs and orders a special train, which leaves at three.
- Delays slow the journey, and Fogg reaches London at 8:50, five minutes after his deadline.
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